Al-`Alaq

96:1 · page 597

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Recite in the name of your Lord who created

96:2 · page 597

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Created man from a clinging substance.

96:3 · page 597

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

96:4 · page 597

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

Who taught by the pen

96:5 · page 597

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

Taught man that which he knew not.

96:6 · page 597

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

96:7 · page 597

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

96:8 · page 597

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

96:9 · page 597

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

Have you seen the one who forbids

96:10 · page 597

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

A servant when he prays?

96:11 · page 597

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

96:12 · page 597

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

Or enjoins righteousness?

96:13 · page 597

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

96:14 · page 597

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

Does he not know that Allāh sees?

96:15 · page 597

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

96:16 · page 597

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinning forelock.

96:17 · page 597

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

Then let him call his associates;

96:18 · page 597

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

We will call the angels of Hell.

96:19 · page 597

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].